Other news of the day: This year there were 700 ISIS fighters killed in US-led operations. Most Taiwanese are willing to defend the island in the event of a Chinese invasion. The Japanese imperial family could land on social networks. India also mourns the death of Pelé. The Russian Orthodox Church builds an administrative-spiritual center in Uganda. Belarus bans Greek Catholic Church magazine
MYANMAR
A military court sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to another seven years in prison, bringing his total sentence to 33 years. Immediately after last year’s military coup, the generals arrested the Burmese civilian leader.
SYRIA-IRAQ
At least 700 ISIS fighters were killed in Syrian and Iraqi territory in 2022. This was revealed by the US Central Military Command (responsible for the Middle East). Washington reported that it carried out 313 operations against the “Islamic State”, most of them with the cooperation of Kurdish forces and the Baghdad army.
TAIWAN-CHINA
Most Taiwanese are willing to defend your country in case of a Chinese attack. A survey by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy reveals that 63.8% would fight in the event of an armed response from Beijing against the independence of Taipei; the figure rises to 71.9% if China attempted an invasion to annex the island.
JAPAN
The japanese imperial family She is considering starting to use social networks, from which she has stayed away until now. The agency dealing with the emperor’s affairs explained that the entry into the networks could take place in 2023. According to experts, the court needs to modernize its communication style.
INDIA
Indians mourn death of legendary soccer champion Pele, recalling a match he played in Calcutta on September 25, 1977. His New York Cosmos played local team Mohun Bagan in front of 80,000 spectators. The game ended with a two-two score, and it was the penultimate game played by the Brazilian star before retiring from the world of football.
RUSSIA
In Kampala, the capital of Uganda, work began to build a spiritual-administrative center for the Russian Orthodox Church. This was announced by the Exarch for Africa and Metropolitan Leonid (Gorbačëv). Everything has been possible “thanks to the good relations between Patriarch Kirill and Ugandan President Yoveri Museveni”, who recommended “putting up golden bulbous domes”.
BELARUS
The Brest court included the magazine “Tsarkva” on the list of “extremist publications”. The magazine reports on the life of the Greek Catholic Church in Belarus. In November, the editor-in-chief, Igor Baranovsky, and the Greek Catholic priest Igor Kondratev were arrested for criticizing President Lukashenko.
